Every coin has two sides. Likewise, so does every story about racism. One might think that racism is just one sided and only the side that is suffering from racism is the victim, but that is completely wrong. A racist person has a reason for being racist to another person, whether they were taught to be racist growing up, or they had a bad experience with another race. Whatever the reason may be, there is no excuse to assume that all people of a race are exactly the same. Stories of reverse racism are in the dark and people have no idea about them because the media fails to broadcast these stories like they do with every other story.
Flannery O’Connor, the author of the short story “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” tells the story of …show more content…
We call it the “international neighborhood.” “Racism is a game that the whites are starting to lose,” Cassandra Channing and Ray Robertson say in their article “Racism and Police Brutality.” White people may or may not know it, but they are also victims to racism. When my white neighbors walk by, some of my international neighbors start talking about our white neighbor like they murdered someone. And for what? Having white skin. My international neighbors have not even taken the time out to even ask our white neighbor their name, where they’re from, or even what religion they follow. For all my international neighbors know, our white neighbor could have the same morals, ethics, or even follow the same religion as they do themselves! But instead, they just assume that our white neighbor is exactly like some other white people who are racist towards us when in reality, our neighbor is just a friendly person going for a walk who does not care for anybody’s religion or race. At the same time, if I walk into a grocery store around a white neighborhood with a head scarf on, I get stared at as if I am a monster. America is the home of the free, but yet some people fail to let the freedom be for everyone. There are many stories about racism in America from the point of view of all races. Whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and every other race one could possibly think of has a story about being the victim of racism. Not only do people condescend about race, but they also include religion. Racism is not only one-sided, it is from both sides. If one side is racist then the other assumes that all people from that one side will be racist towards them as well. The actions of one do not portray the actions of all. This concept needs to be understood in
Flannery O’Connor, the author of the short story “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” tells the story of …show more content…
We call it the “international neighborhood.” “Racism is a game that the whites are starting to lose,” Cassandra Channing and Ray Robertson say in their article “Racism and Police Brutality.” White people may or may not know it, but they are also victims to racism. When my white neighbors walk by, some of my international neighbors start talking about our white neighbor like they murdered someone. And for what? Having white skin. My international neighbors have not even taken the time out to even ask our white neighbor their name, where they’re from, or even what religion they follow. For all my international neighbors know, our white neighbor could have the same morals, ethics, or even follow the same religion as they do themselves! But instead, they just assume that our white neighbor is exactly like some other white people who are racist towards us when in reality, our neighbor is just a friendly person going for a walk who does not care for anybody’s religion or race. At the same time, if I walk into a grocery store around a white neighborhood with a head scarf on, I get stared at as if I am a monster. America is the home of the free, but yet some people fail to let the freedom be for everyone. There are many stories about racism in America from the point of view of all races. Whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and every other race one could possibly think of has a story about being the victim of racism. Not only do people condescend about race, but they also include religion. Racism is not only one-sided, it is from both sides. If one side is racist then the other assumes that all people from that one side will be racist towards them as well. The actions of one do not portray the actions of all. This concept needs to be understood in